Homelessness in Aotearoa New Zealand 2017 – Parity magazine

Nov 13, 2017 | Documents

brings together the specialist community focused on homelessness and showcases the expertise within the country, documenting the progress and successes we’ve made in addressing homelessness while clarifying the challenges that remain. Parity Vol30-08 (October) –...
MSD Housing Quarterly Report: September 2017

MSD Housing Quarterly Report: September 2017

Nov 9, 2017 | Reports & Articles

Read the report here: Housing-Quarterly-Report-Sep2017.pdf Key facts – September overview ·For the September quarter MSD has spent $563 million on housing support. This year MSD will spend around $2.3 billion on providing New Zealanders with housing support...

Social housing shortage in Tauranga

Nov 9, 2017 | News

Tauranga Moana NightshelterPhoto:RNZ / Jo O’Brien Radio New Zealand reported today that about 10 of the 20 men in the shelter have been waiting for homes for more than a year. The man, who did not want to be identified, said before he ended up in the shelter he...

Hawkes Bay families struggle moving on from transitional housing

Nov 8, 2017 | News

In the Herald today they reported that the Ministry of Social Development, which bought the motel to provide “transitional housing” amid a widespread homeless problem throughout the country, says there are 97 transitional housing places in Napier, and...

One community housing group’s response to Kiwibuild

Nov 6, 2017 | News

Housing Minister Phil Twyford told Newshub on Saturday the Government doesn’t want to set up a “heavy bureaucracy”. “We know the desire for home ownership really cuts across all kind of social groups and income levels. Our goal is to make these...
MSD Housing Quarterly Report: September 2017

CHA 24 October community housing sector seminar

Nov 2, 2017 | Reports & Articles

We heard from Alan Johnson, Salvation Army Social Policy and Research Unit, on the Taking Stock report he produced earlier in the year, with discussion facilitated by Kay Saville-Smith of CRESA. Consensus was reached on the goal and the settings necessary to build the...

A satellite city in the south key to funding and meeting growth

Oct 31, 2017 | News

Infrastructure NZ is New Zealand’s peak infrastructure body. They released this press release on 30 October “Our latest report released last week examines the cost of growth in different greenfield areas around the city where land is accessible and non-sensitive...